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TIL about phantom islands, islands which were included on maps for a period of time, but were later found not to exist

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69ROQ TIL George Lucas saved Walter Murch's job as director of Return to Oz (1985). After Disney fired Murch, Lucas flew to London to urge Disney to reinstall him by using himself as collateral. He said that if Murch failed to deliver, he'd finish the film himself which got Disney to rehire his friend.
akXb TIL anger is classified as a secondary emotion. If somebody is angry, they were likely hurt or scared first.
JYdWB TIL about Zeal Akairaiwai, the Nigerian man who pays medical bills for fellow Nigerians that cannot afford to do it. He does that every week and had saved countless lives so far. As he said: "Be the angel you hope to meet".
mAKE TIL there is only one time zone for all of India. India does not observe any form of daylight saving time or any other seasonal adjustments to the time.
wLaoM TIL the $150 million fundraised by Band Aid in 1984 (where the famous song "Do They Know It's Christmas" comes from), which was meant to help famine-struck Ethiopia, actually lead to more deaths since it was given to the corrupt government who used the money to prolong the famine and civil war.